Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
Two friends talking about the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and anything remotely related that makes them laugh. The anime, models, manga, novels, video games - we do it all!
Episodes
- 0156: Gundam Live Action Movie Musings
This episode of Colony Drop: A Gundam Podcast covers the impending live-action Gundam film adaptation from Netflix and Legendary. The hosts review changes in writers and directors, discuss the announced cast, and speculate on potential plo…
- 0155: Gundam Assemble Preview
Colony Drop previews Gundam Assemble, a new Gundam tabletop wargame announced by Bandai for October 2026. The hosts discuss game mechanics, unit selections across different sets, ship scale, and ideas for larger battles.
- 0154: Top Five* Evil Gundams (Alternate Universes)
In episode 0154, Colony Drop discusses alternate universe Gundams to determine the most evil-looking designs. Hosts Isaac and Brian cover topics including what defines a Gundam and share personal opinions on the franchise.
- 0153: Mobile Fighter G Gundam Review Part 2
Colony Drop podcast reviews Mobile Fighter G Gundam, focusing on the 13th Gundam Fight finals. Topics include the Shuffle Alliance, character arcs like George de Sand's, and specific fight scenes and Gundam models.
- 0152: Urdr-Hunt & Endless Waltz @ Gundam Premiere Night
Colony Drop discusses Gundam Premiere Night, covering MSG Iron Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt, MSG Iron Blooded Orphans Wedge of Interposition, and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. Topics include Urdr-Hunt's narrative, Sunrise's animation, and chara…
- 0151: Top Five Evil Gundams (Universal Century)
Happy New Year, listeners! Join us as we crown our top five most evil looking Gundams of the Universal Century! Our evil picks span almost all the factions across the UC, including the Earth Federation, the Titans, the New Desides, Neo Zeo…
- 0150: Zeon's Greatest Enemy: Amuro or Char?
Merry Christmas Eve to Colony Drop listeners worldwide! On this episode, we discuss and debate who did more damage to Zeon during the One Year War: Amuro Ray aka the White Devil, or Char Aznable aka The Red Comet. Isaac tallies their contr…
- 0149: Gundam Trivia at anime expo chibi 2025 *AUDIO*
Gundam Trivia @ anime expo chibi 2025 Recorded November 9, 2025; Ontario Convention Center Panel Room 200ABC; 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Attention Gundam fans! Are you a Newtype whose soul travels beyond time and space? A Coordinator fighting for…
- 0148: Mail Call #7: Nukes, Dimmer Switches, & Senators
We celebrate Thanksgiving 2025 aboard the King Space Pig by diving in to your listener comments! As we feast on turkey and various casseroles, we cover a myriad of topics including Mayu Asuka's broken phone, Dorel Ronah's implied revenge,…
- 0147: Trapped in a Gundam Video Game
Having protagonists get trapped in video games has been a popular anime premise in recent years. What would getting trapped in a Gundam video game look like? Isaac takes us into the world of Kenji Everybody who is trapped in a Gundamized F…
- 0146: Boom in the Pocket
In 1989's MSG 0080: War in the Pocket , Zeon's Lt. Col Killing orders Col. Von Hellsing to nuke the Side 6 colony known as Libot after the Cyclops team failed to destroy the Federation's new prototype Gundam via conventional means. As luck…
- 0145: The Gundam Credit Card
Would you sign up for a Gundam co-branded credit card? We sure would! We discuss all the perks and discounts that such a program should have, including the cards that already exist in Japan and Hong Kong! Isaac envisions a travel sweepstak…
- 0144: Mobile Fighter G Gundam Review Part 1
Join us at ringside of the 13th Gundam Fight as we review the first half of 1994’s Mobile Fighter G Gundam ! As the Gundam franchise’s first alternate universe, this show had it all – love, anger, sorrow, abstract nanotech villains created…
- 0143: News Bonanza Summer 2025
Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con 2025 bestowed so much exciting Gundam news upon us that we absolutely must talk about the implications. Whether you like anime, cards, manga, minis, or movies, Bandai/ Sunrise are coming for your wallet i…
- 0142: Gundam Trivia at Anime Expo 2025 *AUDIO*
Gundam Trivia @ Anime Expo 2025 Recorded July 5, 2025; LA Convention Center Panel Room 402AB; 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Attention Gundam fans! Are you a Newtype fighting for spacenoid independence? A Coordinator trying to fulfill your Destiny? A…
- 0141: GQuuuuuuX Review
We set our thrusters at maximum and head into the Zeknova that is Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX! After coming down from our Kira-Kira high, Isaac muses at Mash donating his leg and bemoans the lack of total Zeonic victory he was promised, w…
- 0140: Headcanon Head Scratchers (aka Gunundrums) Vol. 1
We dive into those random topics about Gundam that never quite made sense to us to the point where we had to make up our own headcanon to fill in the blank. These are Gundam's headcanon head scratchers, or as Isaac calls them, Gunundrums!…
- 0139: New Gundam Settings
Stop us if you've heard this Gundam setting before: In the near future, humans have largely fled a ravaged Earth in favor of giant space colonies where they war amongst themselves using giant robots called mobile suits. We've been there an…
- 0138: Top Five Ugliest Mobile Suits
We host an ugly pageant for mobile suits across the Gundam multiverse in order to crown the one true ugliest mobile suit of them all! From mobile suits with proportions that give you the ick, to Zanscare Empire amphibious mobile suits that…
- 0137: MSG 00 The Movie -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- Review
In 2010, Sunrise graced the world with the best Gundam film ever made: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- . After five years of covering Gundam, we finally review this masterpiece to give it the credit it so ri…
- 0136: Gundam Base Mobile Tour *AUDIO*
Go watch the video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UELnf30JCoA We take the podcast on the road and head to Irvine, California to scope out the Gundam Base Mobile Tour! Join us as we take you on a tour of the Gundam Base Mobile’s merch tr…
- 0135: GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Review
On February 28th, 2025, the latest Gundam film, GQuuuuuux -Beginning- , arrived in theaters across the USA... and you bet we were there to bask in the glow of Gundam on the silver screen! Join us as we discuss our thoughts on the film, inc…
- 0134: Bottom Five Gundam Emblems
Last time we covered the best emblems, so now it's only fair we unveil our picks for the worst emblems in the history of Gundam! Once again, no faction, ace pilot, or team squadron is safe from our discerning eyes. Our list ranges from the…
- 0133: Top Five Gundam Emblems
The Gundam franchise has spawned hundreds of emblems over the last ~45 years representing ace pilots, factions, team squadrons, and many other groups. In this episode, we comb through the archives to find our favorite five emblems of all t…
- 0132: What is GQuuuuuux?
In December 2024, Sunrise announced the newest Gundam TV series coming in 2025 titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux. Created by the minds behind hit anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL , what universal secret is GQuuuuuux hiding? Just ho…
- 0131: 2025 New Year's Resolutions
Happy New Year, Gundam fans! To ring in 2025, we run down our list of resolutions for Gundam characters, factions, and creators. From Iria Solari to Mr. Bushido, from Setsuna F. Seiei to Meitzer Ronah, everyone is on the table. We discuss…
- 0130: Mail Call #6: Salty Coordinators? 00h N00!
The King Space Pig has arrived at Zum City with a full mailbag so we are emptying it out in time for 2025! We start with a delicious tangent about homemade fudge, lay out our 2025 Gundam goals, and then the comments come fast and furious:…
- 0129: Requiem for Vengeance Review
We join up with Captain Iria Solari's Red Wolf Squadron as they drop into the One Year War's Eastern European theater in Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance ! Despite being on Netflix, Solari's team has a very unchill time as they encounter the…
- 0128: Gundam Trivia at anime expo chibi 2024 *AUDIO*
Gundam Trivia @anime expo chibi 2024 Recorded November 10, 2024; Ontario Convention Center Ballroom A; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Attention Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a Newtype fighting…
- 0127: Mobile Suit Gundam Compilation Films I, II, & III Review
In October 2024, Anime Expo Cinema Nights brought the Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) compilation films to theaters across the United States and we were there for every single one! Join us as we journey alongside the Soldiers of Sorrow on the Wh…
- 0126: Coordinator Deep Dive
Fresh off Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom , we take a deep dive into the (limited) lore around the Cosmic Era's genetically enhanced humans known as Coordinators. We run through Coordinator history from George Glenn's reveal all the way to…
- 0125: How to Destroy the RX-78-2 Gundam
It's September 0079, and Degwin Zabi has ordered you to destroy the RX-78-2 Gundam at all costs! How do you do it?! In this episode, we discuss methods we would have employed to destroy the White Devil. All options are on the table, includ…
- 0124: SEED Freedom Review
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom has finally arrived on Netflix! At long last, we can correct the tragedy that was our theater experience with a proper review! Made with love for Cosmic Era fans, the film is beautiful but feels a bit famili…
- 0123: The Plot to Assassinate Gihren Review Part 2
We conclude our discussion of The Plot to Assassinate Gihren with one goal in mind: find the answer to the mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma – who is Reginleif? Plus, ads are coming soon to a space colony near you; Degwin proves…
- 0122: Mobile Suit Pundam Product Showcase Vol 1
Bandai Namco called and they need record breaking profits and they need them yesterday! Luckily, Sunset Productions has arrived with a solution: license the Mobile Suit Gundam brand into as many punny products as humanly possible. No indus…
- 0121: Gundam Trivia at Anime Expo 2024 *AUDIO*
Gundam Trivia @ Anime Expo 2024 Recorded July 6, 2024; LA Convention Center Panel Room 404AB; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Calling all Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a grizzled veteran of the…
- 0120: The Plot to Assassinate Gihren Review Part 1
The One Year War is almost at its close in December 0079, but something is amiss in the Principality of Zeon... We follow Leopold Fieseler's investigation of the shadowy organization known as Valkyrie which has one goal - to kill Gihren Za…
- 0119: Five Gundam Things We Want More Of!
We discuss our lists of five battles, characters, mobile suits, scenarios, or situations we want to see more of in future Gundam projects. Isaac digs deep for more faction lore, including the nukes of Blue Cosmos, the corporate militaries…
- 0118: SEED Freedom Failure, Anime Expo 2024, & Dom Girl
Pull up a chair to hear the tale of how on May 8, 2024, we became two of the most unlucky Gundam fans in the United States trying to watch the new film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom . In better news, we will be running Gundam trivia at A…
- 0117: Gundam 00 Review Part 2
You might have been thinking, "Wow, did Gundam 00 really kill Brian and Isaac?" The answer is no. We would never relent to our nemesis! On this episode, we focus all our newtype potential into finishing the fight against the Innovade menac…
- 0116: Gundam 00 Review Part 1
Finally, the time has come to face our nemesis. We embark on an exhausting discussion/review of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1! While Celestial Being tries to eradicate war, we find that Sunrise did not learn from Gundam Wing's lessons on…
- 0115: Space, To the End of A Flash Review
We board the Thoroughbred, a covert Pegasus-class ship, armed with Gundam Units 4 & 5 and head toward Granada to fend off Zeon during the final stage of the One Year War! While Gundam pilots Ford Romfellow and Luce Cassell work on their te…
- 0114: Gundam Smash Bros.
If Gundam Evolution taught us anything, it's that Sunrise ripped off the wrong game. But here at Sunset, we are smarter than that. We know exactly which game Sunrise should rip off next. Join us as we lay the foundation for what would easi…
- 0113: Gundam Thunderbolt Review
We tour the ruins of Side 4 in Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky and Bandit Flower where the Federation's Moore Brotherhood goes head-to-head with Zeon's Living Dead Division for control of the Thunderbolt Sector during the One…
- 0112: The Twelve Days of Gundam-mas 2023
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, listeners! On this episode, Brian handcuffs Isaac to Santa’s sleigh and we fly through our rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas! Our Twelve Days of Gundam-mas features spinning HLVs, Murrue’s WMDs,…
- 0111: Lost War Chronicles (Manga) Review
We head back to the front lines of the One Year War to read the 2002 manga series Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles! We join up with Matt Healy’s Special Forces Experimental Unit as they trade blows with Ken Bederstadt’s Zeon Foreign…
- 0110: G-Saviour Review
The time has come to revisit G-Saviour - the first Gundam live action film from way back in 1999! If you don't CONSENT to this experience, now is your chance to back out! Join us as our hero Mark Curran serves up a sassy one-liner almost a…
- 0109: Battle Operation 2 Review
You requested it - no - you demanded it! We finally sortie in Gundam Battle Operation 2! Will this be the one Gundam game to rule them all? As we fight our way through the tutorial gauntlet, the absurd matchmaking times, and the ancient UI…
- 0108: Mail Call #5: Colony Drops, Cults, and Ascots!
It's time to empty our mailbag once more in this double-sized episode! Isaac reveals that Banagher makes him second guess Zeonism. What is worse - short series with terrible endings or long series that are terrible all the way through? Sho…
- 0107: Victory Gundam Review Part II
We finally end the misery by flying through the rest of Mobile Suit Victory Gundam ! The second half takes a dip before it tries to soar at the end as Shakti gets passed around like a football to move the plot along, Junko leaves Brian way…